Norse Atlantic to Launch Direct LGW-BKK Flights from 26-Oct-25

[SAGuy 9,981]

This may be of interest to the Brits.

Just in time for the busy high season!

https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2025/02/24/norse-atlantic-to-enter-london-bangkok-market/

Norse Atlantic will launch flights between London Gatwick and Bangkok effective 26 October.

It’s been a long time coming for a route which has been seriously short of nonstop competition even with British Airways flight from Gatwick.

“We’re excited to launch direct flights between London Gatwick and Bangkok, a top choice among our travellers, “ said CEO Bjorn Tore Larsen.

Initially there will be a twice-weekly service, rising to four flights per week from the end of November.

Schedules are as follows:

• ZO791 departs Gatwick at 1600, arriving into Bangkok at 1025 the following day
• ZO792 departs Bangkok at 1230, arriving into Gatwick at 1830

Norse will be deploying one of its Boeing 787s for the flights, with the service taking 11 hours 25 minutes on the outbound leg and 13 hours for the return journey.

The airline says it also wants to tap transfer traffic – in other words those wishing to fly to or from Bangkok and the US or South Africa via Gatwick.

However the schedules may not be convenient depending on chosen city pairs.

Besides the competition to BA at Gatwick, Thai Airways and EVA Air also fly nonstop from Heathrow to Bangkok.

Norse will operate the flights in a two-class configuration. Its premium economy could prove an attractive proposition for cost-conscious business travellers and upmarket leisure customers.

As previously reported the carrier is also set to launch flights to Bangkok from Scandinavia this winter (a routing which was previously operated by Norwegian long-haul) and hopefully Gatwick-Bangkok will succeed.

I say that because there is pent-up demand for London-Bangkok nonstop, with many leisure travellers currently unwilling to pay higher prices.

Therefore many seek out low-cost alternatives with indirect operators like the Gulf carriers or Turkish Airlines or mainland Chinese operators.

The former roster A380s from their Gulf hubs to Bangkok. Load factors are high as most of their passengers are connecting from Europe.

Currently Emirates has up to five daily flights between Dubai and Bangkok, with four of these operated by A380s and one by the carrier’s 777-300ER.

Mainland Chinese carriers cater to the budget market. So you take China Southern via Guangzhou or Air China via Beijing.

In common with other airline Norse practises dynamic prices. So book early for the best prices should you want to visit Thailand in its peak season this winter.

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[Mark22 291]

Thanks for that @SAGuy

Just priced a trip up using the lowest fares quoted and came to £618 rtn with one piece of checked luggage.

Not enough of a saving to persuade to change from LHR but will keep an eye on them.